How to Use circuit judge in a Sentence

circuit judge

noun
  • That’s why the circuit judge from the beginning has taken on this case.
    — Sean Gregory, Time, 8 June 2020
  • Jaynes is still trying to get his job back and recently lost his appeal to a circuit judge.
    — Kala Kachmar, The Courier-Journal, 27 June 2022
  • The circuit judge has also spent more than three times as much as Webb in the early stages of the race.
    — John Moritz, Arkansas Online, 16 Dec. 2019
  • These are not qualities that would translate well to the duties of a circuit judge.
    — Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, Orlando Sentinel, 26 July 2024
  • True to form, 24 of 27 circuit judges whose terms are up this year drew no challengers.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 1 July 2024
  • Then in April of that year, a circuit judge resentenced Smith to death.
    — Joe Mario Pedersen, orlandosentinel.com, 18 May 2021
  • Not surprisingly, the votes on most of the circuit judges were much closer.
    — Ilya Shapiro, WSJ, 17 Dec. 2017
  • If circuit judges reject the waivers, the minors can go to appeals courts, under state law.
    — Jim Saunders, Sun Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2024
  • In the opinion, the circuit judge wrote that the burden of proof would become a part of discovery.
    — Sheila Callaham, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2021
  • But circuit judges, on a daily basis, might have the broadest reach and greatest impact.
    — Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, Orlando Sentinel, 26 July 2024
  • Issuing their ruling Tuesday, the three circuit judges said that was not enough.
    — Dan Gooding hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
  • So the odds do not look good for Nancy Jacobs, a circuit judge in Tampa.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 May 2025
  • Floyd County in Eastern Kentucky will lose one of its two circuit judges.
    — Deborah Yetter, The Courier-Journal, 17 Apr. 2018
  • The county's 14 circuit judges are to meet May 7 to make that appointment.
    — Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 17 Apr. 2018
  • But Judge Inge Johnson – then a circuit judge – ignored the jury.
    — John Archibald | [email protected], al, 17 Nov. 2022
  • The field will be winnowed to two finalists, with a vote of the circuit judges determining the winner.
    — Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026
  • And there were a series of filibusters of Bush 43 circuit judges, some were confirmed, some were not.
    — Time, 8 Feb. 2018
  • The circuit judges heard arguments from the legal teams for both the Alliance and Fearless.
    — Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence, 31 Jan. 2024
  • The circuit judge, Peter Holden, signed the documents and approved of the name change.
    — Eric Todisco, PEOPLE.com, 29 Oct. 2019
  • Pocan has been a circuit judge since 2006, and prior to that worked as a private civil attorney.
    — Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 15 Dec. 2021
  • Cooper has been a Leon County circuit judge since he was first elected in 2002.
    — Compiled Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2021
  • Cooper has been a Leon County circuit judge since he was first elected in 2002.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 8 Sep. 2021
  • Jordan, who has served as a circuit judge since 2011, could face a public reprimand for his actions.
    — Camila Gomez, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2026
  • But Jay and Nordby concluded that sending the case back to the circuit judge was not warranted.
    — Jim Saunders, Sun Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2022
  • In its report to the circuit judge, FDLE said a more advanced lab might be able to do a better job.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 May 2026
  • But Jay and Nordby concluded sending the case back to the circuit judge was not warranted.
    — Jim Saunders, USA TODAY, 16 Aug. 2022
  • Deiz was also the first Black woman to be elected a county circuit judge and serve as a district court judge in Oregon.
    — oregonlive, 15 Dec. 2020
  • The article quoted the circuit judge Frank Conley.
    — Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 31 May 2026
  • The victor in that race, former circuit judge Susan Crawford, was sworn in this August.
    — Samantha Riedel, Them., 29 Sep. 2025
  • Nearly the same thing is happening with two circuit judge seats, one held by William Law and the other by Mark Nacke.
    — Lauren Ritchie, OrlandoSentinel.com, 25 June 2018

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